Meaning of 'retard'
Meaning of 'retard' (Webster Dictionary)
- Retardation; delay. - To stay back. - To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from
progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; as, to
retard the march of an army; to retard the motion of a ship; -- opposed
to accelerate.
- To put off; to postpone; as, to retard the attacks of old age; to retard a rupture between nations.
- To put off; to postpone; as, to retard the attacks of old age; to retard a rupture between nations.
Meaning of 'retard' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- slow the growth or development of
- slow the growth or development of
Example in sentence:
- The brain damage will retard the child's language development
Meaning (2):
- lose velocity; move more slowly
- lose velocity; move more slowly
Example in sentence:
- The car decelerated
Meaning (3):
- cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
- cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
Example in sentence:
- This drug will retard your heart rate
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